High Court 1523 of 2016

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI MISCELLENOUS CIVIL CASE NO. 371 OF 2016 IN THE MATTER DISCPLINARY TRIBUNAL CAUSE NO. 84 OF 2010 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ADVOCATES ACT AND IN THE MATTER OF KARWANDA, EDWIN KEEGA ADVOCATES AND IN THE MATTER OF EXECUTION OF THE DECREE AND JUDGMENT OF THE DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL INDIRA RAJNIKANT SHAH……………………………….COMPLAINANT RULING 1. The Applicant herein has filed a chamber summons application dated 19 th May, 2016 seeking for orders that this court do adopt the proceedings, judgment and orders of the Disciplinary Tribunal in Disciplinary Tribunal Cause No. 84 of 2013 and that leave to enforce the said orders made on 22 nd April,2013 be granted. It was further prayed that warrant of arrest be issued against Edwin Keega Karwanda. 2. The grounds upon which this application is brought are that the Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal found Mr. Edwin Keega Karwanda guilty in a judgment delivered on 21 st January, 2013. That the said advocate has since disappeared and the Applicant cannot trace his property for attachment and that the Applicant was granted leave to execute the said orders in person. 3. The Tribunal is by virtue of Section 60(1) of the Advocates Act (Cap.16 Laws of Kenya) mandated to handle all issues of professional misconduct relating to advocates. The advocate, Edwin Keega Karwanda being an advocate and the subject matter concerning him being one of professional misconduct, the matter rightfully falls within the realms of the Tribunal. 4. The Tribunal having rendered a decision in this matter and there being no pending appeal, there is nothing to prevent this court from adopting the judgment of the Tribunal and any subsequent orders.

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